From: Phil deHaan (dehp@calvin.edu)
Date: Thu Jul 17 2003 - 09:49:56 EDT
July 23, 2003 == MEDIA ADVISORY
Project Connect, a partnership at Calvin College that helps adults learn
valuable computer skills, will have a fitting farewell on July 28.
That evening, at 7 pm in the Calvin Engineering Building, over two dozen
students who have spent the last six weeks learning all about computers will
have a chance to assemble a computer. But not just any computer. This will be
one they get to take home!
Calvin professor of computer science David Laverell says this last class is
always one of the most exciting ones because the students know they're putting
together their own machine, a machine that can open up new worlds for them.
Without basic computer skills, says Laverell, people on the wrong side of the
digital divide "will get left behind big time. A lot of companies in town
won't let you apply for a job in person. You have to fill out an application on
the internet. If you can't do it, you don't get the job."
Success stories have already emerged from the computer training gained in
previous year's classes. Says Laverell: "Some people said they could do the
job they had better; others got promotions."
The Project Connect program costs just $20. The machines the students will
assemble on July 28 and then take home are four-year-old, fully-equipped
Compaqs from Calvin's computer science department.
Contact Laverell at 616-526-6691 or lave@calvin.edu
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